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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Leuconostoc aquikimchii

Name: Leuconostoc aquikimchii Kim et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qui.kim’chi.i. L. fem. n. aqua, water; N.L. gen. neut. n. aquikimchii, of watery kimchi, a traditional Korean fermented food made with plenty of water and cabbage

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le͡u-ko-NOS-tok a-kwi-KIM-khi-i, neuter

Type strain: JCM 37028; KACC 23748; MS01

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16S rRNA gene: PQ039821 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Kim S, Lee SH, Kim KH, Yun M. Leuconostoc aquikimchii sp. nov., a Lactic Acid Bacterium Isolated from Cabbage Watery Kimchi. J Microbiol 2024; 62:1089-1097. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 224. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6801.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Leuconostoc van Tieghem 1878 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kim S, Lee SH, Kim KH, Yun M. Leuconostoc aquikimchii sp. nov., a Lactic Acid Bacterium Isolated from Cabbage Watery Kimchi. J Microbiol 2024; 62:1089-1097. 🇰🇷

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